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  • Lacie Rugged Hard Disk | User Manual - Page 1
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    USB 2.3.3. USB Power Cable 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive 3.1. Connect The Interface Cable to Your LaCie Rugged and to Your Computer 3.2. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive 3.3. Switching FireWire and USB Connections 4. Using Your LaCie Drive 4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Rugged Drive
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    And Performance 5.4. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 vs. FireWire 400 vs. FireWire 800 6. FireWire Questions & Answers 7. USB Questions & Answers 8. Troubleshooting 8.1. Mac Users 8.2. Windows Users 9. Contacting Customer Support 10. Warranty Table of Contents 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 41 45 47 user manual | page 3
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    in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes. FCC Statement: Warning: Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user's LaCie Rugged Hard Drive authority to operate this device. Tested
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    • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all Causing Equipment Regulations. Manufacturer's Declaration for CE Certification We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European
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    place heavy objects on top of the drive or use excessive force on it. • Never use excessive force on your drive. If you detect a problem, consult the "Troubleshooting" section in this manual. • Protect your hard drive from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage. Dust can build up inside
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    , convenience and a generous storage capacity to help you manage your data. Your LaCie external hard drive system is cross-platform, which enables you to use it on both Macs and PCs; it can be connected via FireWire 800, FireWire, or Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces; and you can customize the
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    Requirements for FireWire 400: • OS 9.x (Apple FireWire support 2.3.3 and greater) and 10.x Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hardware Requirements for USB: • G3 or greater, with USB 2.0 or 1.1 interface card System Requirements for USB: • OS 9.x and 10.x (Apple USB support 1.3.5 and greater) FireWire 800 Hardware
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    3 FireWire 400 6-to-6-pin cable 4 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 4 5 USB Power Cable 6 LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM 2 3 5 6 Important Note: Please keep your box. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. user manual | page
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    the FireWire 800 cable furnished with the drive. See section 3.1. Connecting the Interface Cable for more information. 4 Power connection - This is where you plug the optional USB Power Cable. For more information, see section 2.3.3. USB Power Cable. 2. Your LaCie Drive 1 2 3 4 user manual | page
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    2. Your LaCie Drive 2.3. Cables and Connectors FireWire Icons 2.3.1. FireWire FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high-speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other, and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b
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    discussion of USB's uses and capabilities. USB Icons These icons will help you easily identify the USB interfaces. They appear on USB cables and next to the USB port connectors on certain computers. USB 2.0 icon USB 1.1 icon USB Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to
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    The USB ports (either USB 2.0 or USB 1.1) on your computer will help provide power to your LaCie drive. 1 Attach the small end of the USB Power Cable to the back of your 2 LaCie drive. 2 Attach the USB end of the USB Power Cable to an available USB port on your computer. 1 user manual | page
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    three interface connectivity options when connecting your LaCie Rugged Drive with Triple Interface to your computer: FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0. The Rugged Drive is plug & play for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Mac OS X. If you're using one of those operating systems, move ahead
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    3. Installing Your LaCie Drive Mac OS 9.x To use your new LaCie Rugged Drive with Triple Interface, first install the necessary driver software. Silverlining Pro Installation 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your computer's internal CD/DVD drive. 2) Open the CD icon, double-click the
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    help you manage your drive. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to the power supply and USB 2.0 cable installation steps. 1) Insert the LaCie Finish to complete the installation. Now move onto Step 1. Fig.2.2 user manual | page 16
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    connectivity options when connecting your LaCie Rugged Drive with Triple Interface to your computer: FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0. 1 Connect the interface cable to your drive through the host connector. (FireWire 400, FireWire 800 or USB 2.0). 2 Connect the cable to your
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    3. Installing Your LaCie Drive 3.2. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive FireWire and USB external devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, it is important you follow these steps when
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    3. Installing Your LaCie Drive 3.3. Switching Between USB And FireWire Connections Hi-Speed USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 are "hot-pluggable," meaning that you can connect a drive to a USB or FireWire port on your computer even when the computer is running. However, there are important
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    4. Using Your LaCie Drive 4. Using Your LaCie Drive Tech Note: Windows Users! This Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all of the LaCie Hard Drive is formatted for the Mac
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    Pro, which is included with your drive. • Mac OS 10.x - Use the Apple Disk Utility application, which is native to the operating system. For instructions on installing and using Silverlining Pro, please refer to the Silverlining manual, located on your LaCie Storage Utilities CD, in PDF format
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    the Install Mac OS 9 Disk Drivers box if you plan on sharing the drive between the Mac OS 9.x record of changes to files on the hard drive. You will not be able to format disk with the partitions and volume format you selected, and your new drive will be available for use. user manual | page 22
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    anything that is on the disk. 1) Connect the drive to the computer via one of the interface ports. Warning: Following these steps will erase anything that is on the hard drive. Therefore, if you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, backup this information before performing
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    partitioning, please refer to section 5.1.2. File System Formats - Windows Users. 13) Click Next. 14) Click Finish. 15) Disk Management will create the partition and begin formatting the drive. Once completed, close Disk Management and your new drive will be ready to use. user manual | page 24
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    if you are going to be using your LaCie Rugged Drive with Triple Interface between Macs and Windows operating systems. Tech Note: Mac OS 10.3.x Users - Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Under Panther, Apple introduced journaling to the Mac OS Extended file system, which helps protect the file systems on
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    Mac OS 9.x Users: You will be able to format the drive in one of two formats, HFS (Mac OS Standard) or HFS+ (Mac OS Extended), using Silverlining Pro (for specific instructions, please refer to the Silverlining User's Manual, in the Silverlining folder). 5.1.2. Windows Users There are basically two
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    . You can convert from FAT 32 to NTFS, but not the other way around. Use NTFS if: • You want to optimize drive performance under Windows 2000 or XP. • You want to encrypt files, assign permissions to filing system that can be mirrored or structured like a RAID 5 configuration. user manual | page 27
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    or between storage devices. With external drives, such as the LaCie Rugged Drive with Triple Interface, the data is transferred from the drive to the computer via the FireWire or USB interface. The data is fed from the drive through the FireWire port on the drive, and passes to the computer through
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    of bus-powered devices and protect and increase the overall value of your system. Not all FireWire devices are created equal; some devices support faster transfer rates than others. For example, DV camcorders deliver data at the slower 100Mb/s and 200Mb/s rates, while hard drives typically deliver
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    Mac OS 10.x also supports Hi-Speed USB 2.0, but you will have to purchase a third-party PCI or PC Card and appropriate drivers. Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information about Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI or PC Cards, or visit our Web site: www.lacie.com. user manual | page 30
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    thereby allowing your computer to take advantage of the performances that FireWire and HiSpeed USB 2.0 have to offer. Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information about FireWire and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI or PC Cards, or visit our Web site: www.lacie.com. user manual | page 31
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    do is plug in your drive and begin using it, they also allow up to 63 devices to be connected via a single bus and offer peer-to-peer connectivity, enabling multiple computers and FireWire devices to be connected at the same time. FireWire also supports both isochronous and asynchronous capabilities
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    not the case. In order to attain FireWire 800 speeds, both the device and port have to be FireWire 800 enabled. For instance, an external hard drive with a FireWire 800 9-pin connection will only reach FireWire 800 transfer rates when it is connected to a FireWire 800 9-pin host bus adapter card via
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    These types of devices don't require fast data transfer rates, and operate very successfully at the slower speeds. What Are The Ideal Applications For Hi-Speed USB 2.0? Digital cameras, CD/DVD drives, hard drives and scanners will all benefit from the added bandwidth and performance gains of the new
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    or LaCie Technical Support (see 9. Contacting Customer Service for details). Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up-to-date, comprehensive User's Manuals available on the market. It is our goal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to-use format that will help you
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    and turned on? Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section 2.3.3. USB Power Cable). Did you follow the correct installation steps for the specific interface and operating system. Review the installation steps under 3.Installing Your LaCie Drive. Is there an icon for the
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    8. Troubleshooting The Problem The drive is not recognized by the computer. Questions to Ask Is the drive connected to the computer through another drive? Possible Solutions Try connecting the drive directly to the computer. For best performance and reliability, connect the LaCie Rugged Drive
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    800 9-to-9-pin cable, to a FireWire 800 port on another device or computer. For the best performance and reliabiltiy, connect your LaCie Rugged Drive with Triple Interface directly to a computer's FireWire 800 port using the LaCie 9-to-9-pin cable provided with your drive. user manual | page 38
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    8. Troubleshooting The Problem The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Questions to Ask Are there other USB or FireWire devices connected to the same port or hub? Possible Solutions Disconnect any other USB or FireWire devices and see if the drive's
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    . LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your computer to sleep mode, and when the computer is "woken" from sleep, it does not give the drive enough time to spin-up from its sleep mode. Are you having problems getting If you are having problems with your FireWire connection
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    requirements for use with this drive? Is the drive's power sharing connected and turned on? Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section 2.3.2. USB Power Cable). Did you follow the correct installation steps for the specific interface and operating system. Review the
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    > USB Controller or IEEE 1394 Controller. Click on the + sign next to the controller icon, and you should see your device listed. If you still can't see your device, recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting tips listed here. Contact LaCie Technical Support for help. user manual | page
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    , connect your LaCie Rugged Drive with Triple Interface directly to a computer's FireWire 800 port using the LaCie 9-to-9-pin cable provided with your drive. The drive turns on and off when you turn your computer on and off. This is normal. Your drive has an autoswitching power feature, which
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    . Are you using a certified HiSpeed USB 2.0 cable to connect your drive? Ensure that the cable you are using has been properly certified. The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable that was shipped with your LaCie drive has been properly certified and tested to comply with USB standards. user manual | page 44
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    9. Contacting Customer Support 9. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support 1) Read the manuals and review the Troubleshooting section. 2) Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are
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    drive casing is broken. LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused as a result. LaCie for the drive. To obtain warranty service, call LaCie Technical Support. You will be asked to provide your LaCie product's
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